The news about the CBSE's Physics Board exam question paper leak is said to be genuine as the board has decided to hold a re-examination in Manipur region.

According to news which surfaced on the internet, all the three sets of the Physics question paper were available for sale a day prior to the exam in Imphal. The CBSE Class 12 Physics Board Exam was held on March 5.

CBSE has filed an FIR in this regard and promises strict action against those found guilty, Vineet Joshi, CBSE Chairman, told a news website.

CBSE has now issued a notice on its official website calling students in Manipur for a re-examination.

The notice on the CBSE website reads as follows: "Due to administrative reasons, it has been decided to cancel the examination in Physics for All India Senior School Certificate Examination, 2014, held in the centres situated in the State of Manipur. It has been decided to conduct re-examination of Physics in respect of all the centres of Manipur."

The Physics re-examination will be now conducted on April 2, 2014, from 10:00 am to 1:30 pm.

A similar case had emerged in Andaman and Nicobar Islands in 2011. Four people were convicted in the case and were sentenced to life. The convicts had hatched a plan to get the CBSE Class XII question papers leaked for the benefit of their children.